Forces

The forces of Previous Life Blue Star only came together after a long period of adjustment following their initial transmigration to Arthur.

In truth, the Blue Star forces had taken shape the moment they transmigrated. It was only a year or two later that they could truly make their voices heard.

Having rashly arrived in a new world, the old powers naturally refused to let go of the authority in their hands and still wanted to preserve their former influence.

But before Arthur, a magnificent world with supernatural powers, they had no ability to fight back at all.

When many Arthur players saw the old forces stubbornly clinging on, quite a few simply walked away, because they already had factions to belong to in Arthur.

The infighting within the Blue Star forces did not stop until high-level players rose into leadership positions and intimidated the various factions into silence.

In fact, many people had expected this process.

Leaving aside their personal qualities, once high-level players transmigrated and gained bodies with the game's powerful Attributes, the strategies granted by Intelligence, the observation granted by Wisdom, and the leadership ability granted by Charisma all far surpassed normal human standards.

Just based on their Attribute Values, they were already superhuman within the Blue Star forces.

Zhao Xu had also retained the human racial traits partly for the future leadership of the Blue Star forces.

As long as his level ranked near the top among Earth's players by then, he would definitely have a place on the Supreme Council.

Whether Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, or Half-Orcs, all those races had their own racial gods.

Only humans were born without a human god.

"Brother Xu, I don't think the Grand Alliance will even have the beginnings of a plan within the next month or two. Everyone's still too low-level to seize control from Arthur's forces," Zhang Qi said.

Zhao Xu nodded. In truth, players would be unable to gain control within this first year.

The first town truly led by a Blue Star force would only be built later, after everyone had transmigrated, with the combined efforts of an entire faction.

Arthur had never existed to serve the players, so there was no reason for it to indulge them.

After chatting nonsense with the others for a while, Zhao Xu went outside alone for a run.

He spent almost every day lying in bed or sitting in a chair playing Arthur. If he kept lying around, his muscles would probably atrophy.

Although he was disabled now and did not need to worry, since his body after transmigration would be based on his in-game body,

he still tried to maintain his energy. If he suddenly dropped dead, there would be nowhere to argue his case.

The male and female students at Zhao Xu's university all lived in the northern district, where rows of dormitories stood beneath tree-lined paths.

Too lazy to go to the stadium, Zhao Xu ran along the shaded path beneath the dorm buildings.

As he passed the convenience store, he crossed paths with several female classmates coming out.

Among them was Cui Lu, the prettiest girl in their class and one of the standout beauties in their department.

Since returning from transmigration, Zhao Xu had only briefly glanced at the classmates already seated in the classroom before class had begun that day.

For the past half month, he had spent nearly every day racing against time to fight in Arthur.

Today was instead the first time in many years that he had seen the girl he had once liked in university.

Still, he only gave her a fleeting glance before running past.

He had not pursued her after transmigrating in his Previous Life, much less in this life.

The university Zhao Xu attended was a comprehensive one, with plenty of high-quality female students. There were also many worshipped as Goddesses.

But those Goddesses had no idea that the gamers they looked down on would one day turn things around and become the masters.

In Zhao Xu's memories, Cui Lu had always been popular with the boys in class because she loved boldly and hated fiercely, and because she was good at games. She was also highly popular throughout their year.

By the usual course of events, she should have become the person everyone asked about, paid attention to, and reminisced over when classmates reunited years later.

After transmigration, Cui Lu also lived a brilliant life.

In his Previous Life, her Ranger archery was renowned far and wide. In the end, the entire Grand Alliance had been successfully unified under her leadership.

After transmigrating, Li Tiange, the top student in their class, believed himself to be one of the elite as well and pursued her for a time, hoping for a union of two powerhouses, but he ultimately failed.

After transmigrating, Cui Lu took great care of all her classmates, and Zhao Xu included, and he had received quite a lot of help from her.

Later, Cui Lu climbed to a high position among the Blue Star forces, though she remained unmarried.

It could be said that whether before or after transmigration in his Previous Life, Cui Lu had belonged to a world beyond Zhao Xu's reach.

Now that he had transmigrated, Zhao Xu was interested in the Grand Alliance she would later establish across numerous universities throughout Bin City, but he had no interest in her personally.

He was not lusting after someone else's body.

"Lu, did you see Zhao Xu just run past?" A bespectacled girl beside Cui Lu said as she shook Cui Lu's arm.

"I saw him. What about it?" Cui Lu was momentarily confused.

"Everyone guesses he's definitely a god-tier player. I heard from his roommates that he fights in Arthur every day. Didn't you recently want to use the Class Guild as a foundation to create a Grand Alliance for the whole department? Someone who can grind day and night must be an expert player," the bespectacled girl said.

"Hmph, Lu, don't mind him. It's outrageous that he keeps skipping class. I've covered for him several times already," Fang Xiyue, the class monitor, cut in. She was also one of the few beauties in Zhao Xu's class.

Cui Lu echoed the class monitor's words, but the corner of her eyes kept drifting toward Zhao Xu, who had already run far away. The lively girl wore an unusual expression.

After finishing his run, Zhao Xu found a fast-food restaurant for a meal, then went back to browse the forums until midnight before showering and sleeping.

When he logged into the game the next day, he was once again full of energy.

Early that morning, he first meditated in his dormitory and spent less than half an hour preparing his Wizard Spell Slots.

For the next few days, if he did not use those Spell Slots, they would remain available to him, so he would not need to prepare them again.

However, if he had other ideas the next day, he could also change the spells he had already prepared.

After finishing that, he began reading through those headache-inducing religious texts.

Only after hearing the bells for Morning Prayer did he leave the Cleric dormitory assigned to him.

Outside, many apprentice Clerics like him were already crowding toward the morning prayer hall.

Zhao Xu had thoroughly studied the surrounding map yesterday, so he knew exactly where to go and how to get there.

He had changed into a priestly robe and carried a scripture in hand, making him look fairly convincing.

Several nearby apprentice Clerics curiously sized up Zhao Xu, this unfamiliar face, but seeing the apprentice badge on his chest and his attire, they did not become suspicious.

Among these apprentice Clerics, people came and went every day, and no one necessarily knew everyone else.

Only the deacons responsible for managing these apprentice Clerics knew the full roster.

After Zhao Xu arrived at the morning prayer hall, he found a seat and sat down for Morning Prayer.

The supervising deacon standing nearby glanced at him, confirmed his identity, and paid him no more attention. Once most people had arrived, the deacon returned to his own exclusive morning prayer hall.

The entire hall was spacious, with all three hundred seats filled. At the front stood a statue of the Goddess four or five people tall.

Every district in the Sacred Heart Church had morning prayer halls for Clerics. The one Zhao Xu was in was specifically for apprentice Clerics.

At this time, there were generally no special arrangements. The Clerics would pray to the Goddess and thereby receive their Divine Spells.

The apprentice Clerics here were all on one-year terms, just like Zhao Xu.

Only once apprentice Clerics received Divine Spells and became probationary Clerics would they be reassigned to pray alongside formal Clerics.

This meant that most people in the entire morning prayer hall were simply praying.

Only Zhao Xu was genuinely preparing Divine Spells.

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